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Unknown message

“Maybe I was naive. Maybe I didn’t know the world at all. Maybe I wasn’t lucky enough. Love? Love destroyed me.”~Zara POV~The text came late afternoon. Unknown number. Seventh one this year. I stared at the screen, thumb hovering. Words. Address. Photos. The address burned in my brain. The house Wilson gave me before the ring. Before “I do.” In my other hand, the paper crumpled under my fingers. Positive. Two months. A baby. The thing I thought would finally pull us back together.“Ma’am, you can’t... this is private!” The housekeeper blocked the doorway, arms out.I shoved past her. Heart hammering. Please don’t be true. Please.“I’m calling security!” she yelled as I flew down the hallway. Each step felt heavier. He told me he loved me. He looked me in the eyes and said it.The bedroom door wasn’t locked.The world went black.“Fuck me, Daddy… ahh, Wilson, harder,” a woman moaned from his bed. My husband was naked. On top of her. Moving like I’d never existed.Wilson’s head til

DNA results

~Zara POV~I wiped my face as I stepped out of the taxi. Blood on my fingers. The mansion was quiet like always. Guards by the gate. Servants were trimming roses like nothing happened. Like my world hadn’t just ended.Pain sliced through my stomach again. I ignored it. Pushed the doors open. How do you tell a family their golden son has three secret kids? How do you say 'your son cheated' without sounding crazy?I didn’t get the chance.The whole Adams family was waiting in the hall. A jury. A firing squad.Vincent Adams stood in the center. Face carved from stone. Rage rolling off him in waves.“Mr. Adams, I’m sorry, but Wilson…”The slap came fast. No warning. No shout. Just the crack of skin on skin and my head snapping sideways. Blood filled my mouth. Metallic. Hot.I stumbled backward. The pain was unbearable; I heard ringing in my ears.“Mommy!” Ivy’s voice cracked from the stairs.I forced myself to look up. Vincent's chest was heaving. His eyes were blazing with fire.“How da

Divorce papers

~Zara POV~“Look at her. Even a dog eats better than her.”The servant’s laugh bounced off the marble walls. Another one chimed in. “Can’t believe she cheated on Mr. Wilson. Disgusting.”I kept mopping. Knees screaming. Sores splitting open with every drag of the cloth. The pain didn’t matter. The weight in my chest did.A vase crashed behind me. Water and glass sprayed across the floor I’d just cleaned. “She’s nothing but a servant now,” they sneered. “We’re worth more than her. Embarrassing”I scrubbed harder. This was the deal. Clean. Cook. Bleed. In exchange for Ivy’s medicine. My baby’s treatment money. My stomach still throbbed from the miscarriage. Hot, dull, endless. I pushed up and kept working. No choice.“The Adams family is the richest in the country,” another servant muttered as she passed. “What was a broke peasant like her thinking? That she was a queen?”For five years I played the wife. Five years in a cage. They envied me. Pitied me. No one saw the truth. It wasn’t

A manwhore next-door

~Zara POV~Two years later“It’s two bedrooms. The kitchen's small but works. There’s a study… kind of. And the garden’s quiet,” Kaden said, spinning with a grin. I was already walking the space. Dust everywhere. Broken chair in the corner. Peeling paint. Didn’t matter. I could fix this. I’d fixed worse.“Thank you, Kaddy,” I whispered. My voice shook. Two years of running. Two years of hiding. And finally… a place.“Don’t get soft on me,” Kaden laughed, wiping her eyes before I could. “College days, remember? You’d have left me behind if I cried.”I hugged her hard. She was the girl I barely talked to back then. Quiet. Fierce. Loyal. Who knew she’d be the one to move mountains for me?“You’re an angel,” I said into her shoulder.“Old angel,” she pried away, laughing through tears. “House is solid. Neighborhood’s quiet. Exactly what you wanted.” She picked up a dead bird off the windowsill and tossed it outside like it was nothing. The place hadn’t been lived in for years.“It needs w

Welcome, sweetheart!

~Zara POV~I stood there like the spare part nobody asked for. Chance was all over Kaden. Hand on hers. Lips on her knuckles. She was blushing like a teenager. I scoffed internally. The sound died in my chest.“You know I can’t survive on just your food,” Chance purred, eyes on Kaden.“I know, love,” she giggled. “Sit. I’ll bring it.”I wanted to yank her away. He smelled like money and trouble. Predator in designer cologne.“That’s my girl,” he murmured. Then he turned. Slow. His gaze hit me like a weight. I looked away. Too late.“You won't introduce me to your beautiful friend?” he said. Voice low. Too close.Kaden grabbed my wrist. “Zara She just moved in. You’re neighbors!”“Whitmores’ place,” Chance said. Eyes lighting up. Sharp. Predatory. “Miss Zara. Nice name.” He said it slowly, like he was tasting it. Husky. Intimate. My skin crawled. He held out his hand.I stared. That hand. Last night. Window. Two women. I knew what that hand was doing, and it was disgusting. Kaden e

An awkward situation

~Zara POV~The day didn't go as I expected; of course, only one person caused it. And it was her so-called shameless neighbor…apparently Chance had his breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Kaden's office. Of course I guessed he was one of those men who didn't know how to cook.“So… he's gone now… like 5 hours ago… quit fawning.” Kaden startled me back to my senses when she snuck up on me.“Girl, come on, you think I give two cents about that shameless…man?” I said sarcastically, placing my hand on my rapidly beating heart. Kaden chuckled as she walked with me to the counter. The restaurant was fully packed since morning, but now it was almost closing time, and there were few people “You're my good luck charm… today was packed… we made cash, you know!” Kaden beamed while showing me a stack of cash. I couldn't help but smile faintly. My eyes traveled to the corner booth, and I smiled seeing my little girl seated there.“Are you sure she won't scare the customers away?” I asked, turning to

Uncle Chance?

~Zara POV~“Wakey wakey, young lady.” It was early in the morning. I quickly parted the curtains in Ivy's room as the hot sun seeped in.“Mommy, just two seconds,” my daughter groaned like she always did. It was already 9:00, and I was late for the restaurant. Kaden had already called and said customers were asking about me. It was weird.“Don't even start… wake up… freshen up, and breakfast is ready,” I said while picking out her clothes. All I could hear was Ivy's cute groan when I walked to the bed.“I'm going to have a busy day… we still have to go shopping for the house designs and some kitchen utensils… Don't you want to come?” I asked as I dragged the blanket off her. Ivy groaned as her small eyes flickered open.“Mommy,” she called out, making me chuckle.“Or you can stay here?” I rose from the bed when she sat up abruptly, and I was startled.“No, Mommy… I'll come… Uncle Chance will be there… he's funny,” Ivy said with giggles and jumped out of bed. I froze in place. Did I he

She saw his activities

~Zara POV~“You can’t possibly be that stupid!” I heard someone say from behind when I was busy throwing out the trash. I turned around, and it was Chance. The man seemed to be everywhere. Didn't he have a job to keep him busy?“Excuse me?” I wondered why he was following me. I had stepped out to throw garbage behind the restaurant and take a little break while Kaden took over the lunch shift.“He's a disgusting old man… you can’t be so naive as to agree to have dinner with him,” Chance remarked. He sounded frustrated; I could see it in his eyes. In the scorching sun, his gray-blue eyes were a lot darker and more appealing. Other than that, for someone who didn't have a job, Chance had a good sense of fashion: dark jeans, a dark muscle shirt, and expensive kicks.“I don't remember asking you for life advice… even if I was at the bottom of the sea drowning, I wouldn't take your advice,” I said sarcastically and prepared to leave when he stopped me. He ran his hands through his silk hair

A disgusting man

~Zara’s POV~When Stanley suggested a quiet place for our meeting, I didn't expect a noisy bar full of old, drunk men dancing and trying to flirt with girls. As soon as I walked in, all eyes were on me. I felt awkward, unsure if they were staring at my outfit or something else. Either way, I was irritated as I spotted Stanley sitting at the far end. The music was loud, and the smell of alcohol made my skin crawl. Stanley saw me and waved. I hurried toward him, ignoring the prying eyes.“And there she is… how lovely, how lovely,” Stanley said with excitement as he gestured for me to sit. I stared at him, unsure if he was being serious.“Mr. Griffin, don't you think this place is… a little noisy?” I wondered if he noticed the chaos at all. We could have met at Kaden's restaurant; it was quieter, more private, and had fewer prying eyes.“Nonsense… this is perfect. Come on, take a seat, let's talk,” he remarked, drinking his liquor and pointing at a chair. He wanted me to sit close to him

Saved her, but ungrateful

~Zara POV~I was shocked to see Chance in action; the man was moving swiftly, giving the fight to the muscular men Stanley hired. He knocked all of them down so hard that some even ran, while Stanley yelled at the top of his voice.“You're a disgusting pig; you never change!” Chance growled as he grabbed Stanley by his coat and hoisted him up. He was trembling; even though it was dark, I could see it. I tried to stand, but my arm didn't feel right.“I… I have nothing against you, Chance… she… she's my woman… how dare you?” Stanley stammered, but he yelled the last words when he didn't get to finish his sentence. Chance punched him in the face so hard Stanley fell to the ground and went unconscious. Once he was sure all the men were down, he approached me.“Are you okay?” he whispered as he helped me up, although I shrugged him away. “Here.” He stripped off his leather jacket and draped it over my shoulders since my shirt was ripped due to the men pulling me. I felt his warmth and his

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